Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-20
WEST VIRGINIA POLITICS.
Some Opinions Cleaned From Our State
Exchanges.


That the ProhibitioniSts will go into the
next campaign in this State with ticket
of their own, was settled by the committee
~ il meeting, at Grafton, on Monday.
By q unanimous vote it was resolved to
put out third party ticket. This, as we
view the matter, was the only consistent
thi2g they could 10, and whether the
cause they are lighting for wins or loses,
they hare declared their purpose to battle
for the principle involved. 4 great many
Republicans are indignant at the course
pursued by tee committee i'll putting
fo.th ticket, ard some have declared
that they had intended to vote fer pro-
hibitiOn, but now they will not do
it. All who make such declarations
are merely disappointed politicians who
hoped TO ride into Office ON the prohibition
hobby. How the fact that a party has q
ticket Of its own in the field can effect the
opinion Of man for or against the moral
issue involved is something we cannot un
derstand. The Republican party has
played all the tricks in the game several
times over in tie past, using the no license
people IS helps TO office getting, and no"
they are turning their batteries OF abuse
on them. If the Republicans have been
sincere in their frequent declarations in
the past in favor of prohibition, they GER
taiuly are practicing now high degree OF
qualification in declaring that the amend
ment will he defeated because the friends
of the amendment intend to run some can
didates of their own for ofice.-ITkCrs
burg Sentinel.
Politics as yet has not gotten very warm
in this district. True, down about the
capitol the usual wire-pulling and COmbi-
nation-fOrmings appear TO be going on.
Our people up here, as n general thing,
wait until the lower end gets the adyan-
tagc ard then fall in after the plans OF the
leaders down there, rs naturally rs water
runs down hill We warn our brethren OF
the upper end" against this evil. Inas'
much rs we have TO supply the voters to
pail the lower end statesmen through, 1t
strikes us that we ought to have something
to say - to whom we intend TO aid in put
ting through. Oar Democrats are Demo
Gratis from way back" and are unit as
regards the tariff. We all stand square ON
the National Democratic platform. We
do not want high protective tariff any
more than we Naat smallpox or some 9TH
er pessilcnti4l disease, and we do not IN
tend 20 have it in future. The doctrines
of Democracy are opposed to it, and we
warn the leaders OF the party against
waking MP men OF different views. We
want Gren who are in accord with the prin'
ciples OF the party. We will no more sup
port Democrats (?) with Republican prin-
ciples than we will support Republicans
with Democratic principles. Let man
with the broad views Of Democracy and
the courage of his convictions he placed at
the head of our ticket and the Old Third
will show up her usual Democratic major
ity and continue to be the Gibraltar o
West Virginia Democracy. Give Us her
maphrodite and it will be hard pull to
ret him through. II the party leaders are
wise they will give Us acceptable candi'
dates, The tine has come when mel
must lay down personal ambition for the
interest OF the party. If they will not do
so. the people must DO it for them. W,
connot enter the fight with divided
people or divided policy. IN unity
there is strength. - OuRtdiR Herald.
The coming election augurs to be tn
greatcat political test that this country hs
ever seen. For the first time i'll Thirty
years the Democratic party will be befOr'
the people with a policy and doctrine
defined by the Chief Executive. The sub
organizations should at least come betor
them with some system fer making tn
fight for the success of that doctrine. I
do this every candidate must be in situa
ton to make the fight of the party hi
fight, and the party can then make tn
fight OF the candidate its fight. Can thr
he done with q half dozen Democrat
scrambling for the Judgeship and dicker
ing for the Republican vote? Verify, no
Every Democrat must 'show his colors'
and let the MugwUmps, the political dema
gogues and the manlpulatOrs of the non
partisan humbuggery, be counted on the
other side" After the ranks have beer
thus purified, the true Democracy cal
move on in triumphant columns Il
future cOnquestS. - Wayne Ne'rS.
A correspondent of the Wheeling REGIS
TER speaks in high terms of Mr.. Camden:
availability as a candidate for Governor
Mr.. Camden is all that this correspondent
claims for him; there is no doubt about
that. But it is questionable whether il
would be good policy to run him at thi;
time. Another thing, we are positive Sen
atOr Caladen would not accept the nomin'
alton if teldersd to him, so it is as well tC
let the matte drop.-LmeOlR Citizen.
A representative of the Monroe county
Republican sentiment writes to the Indus
trial World suggesting State ticket. Hon
Henry G. Flesher is the favorite for Attor.
ney General, which is good enough. Jack
son Herald.
1t is time t. be looking around for suit
able Democrat to carry this Senatorial
District next fall. With the party united
we can elect Mr.. Morris successor. It i,
essential that we redeem this district anG
it can be doue.-Giimer Banner.
| A boom is being worked up for Hon. G.